USPTO Patents Application 10530754

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ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. 046124-5377
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In re Application of: )
Hiroya KOBAYASHI, et al. )

National Stage of PCT/JP03/1291 1 ) {

PCT Filing Date: October 8, 2003 )

For: IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD
OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Commissioner for Patents

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Customer Window, MAIL STOP PCT

Randolph Building

401 Dulany Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. S 1.97(b)

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.56 and 1.97(b), Applicants bring to the attention of the
Examiner the documents listed on the attached PTO-1449. This Information Disclosure
Statement is being filed before the mailing date of a first Office Action on the merits for the
above-referenced application.

Enclosed is a search report from the Japanese Patent Office from the PCT application
from which this National Phase U.S. Application is derived, citing the documents, setting forth
the relevance thereof.

Application No.: Unassigned

Group Art Unit: Unassigned

Filing Date: April 8, 2005

Examiner: Unassigned

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This submission does not represent that a search has been made or that no better art exists
and does not constitute an admission that the listed documents are material or constitute "prior
art." If it should be determined that the listed documents do not constitute "prior art" under
United States law, Applicants reserve the right to present to the Office the relevant facts and law
regarding the appropriate status of such documents.

Applicants further reserve the right to take appropriate action to establish the patentability
of the disclosed invention over the listed documents, should the documents be applied against the
claims of the present application.

If there is any fee due in connection with the filing of this Statement, please charge the
fee to our Deposit Account No. 50-0310.

Respectfully submitted,
MORGAN v fcEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Date: April 8, 2005

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202)739-3000

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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE CITATION

(Use several sheets if necessary)

PTO Form 1449
Page 1 of 1

Applicants

Hiroya KOBAYASHI, et al.

Filing Date
April 8, 2005

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Unassigned

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Date

Name

Class

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Class

Filing Date

! FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

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Number

Date

Country

Class

Sub
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Translation
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j /S.A./

2000-324400

November 24, 2000

Japan

abstract

| -b.A./

2002-033467

January 31, 2002

Japan

abstract

/S.A./

11-188033

July 13, 1999

Japan

abstract

2000-028735

January 28, 2000

Japan

abstract

/S.A./

06-196680

July 15, 1994

Japan

abstract

OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

Examiner

/Seiim Ahmed/

Date Considered

09/13/2008

Examiner: Initial if reference considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP 609; draw
line through citation if not in conformance and not considered. Include copy of this form with next
communication to applicant.

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